How to Color Your Animation and Comic/Webtoon Like a PRO (Cel Shading Tutorial)
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In this video I will show you how to paint professional Cel shading for your comics, webtoons and animations, from start to finish. I’ll give you the fundamentals to develop your OWN coloring style, Anime style or Western.
I rarely see artists use these 7 tools in their digital art, yet they allow us to work with Color and Light to tell a story. Remember, Color is also a character in a production!
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00:00 Intro
00:22 Cel Shading
01:01 Prep Work
02:33 SECRET 1 - Integration
03:47 SECRET 2 - Gradients
05:05 SECRET 3 - Fading Shadows and Highlights
06:12 SECRET 4 - Volumetric vs. Flat Shading
08:54 SECRET 5 - Color & Values
11:13 SECRET 6 - Bloom Effect
12:55 SECRET 7 - Everything Else
13:47 Outro
Remember: "Every line you draw, you are one line closer to your dream!"
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How to Paint ANY Character Illustration in 6 Steps (Start to Finish):
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To Colorize a layer in Photoshop you can use the Ctrl + U function, it will open a Hue/Saturation pop up menu, and there will be a tiny button saying 'colorize'!
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hey please release the post production tutorial asap, this video was so helpful.
this helped so much , Thank you truly
this girl eyes is sus🥵🥵🥵🥵😨😨😨😨
what you showed looks crazy bruv. subscribed. I'm a grease pencil hobbyist, and I will def binge all your vids.
I love you man
I’m finally getting back into drawing after losing my creativity for several years. This is so helpful - thank you so much for describing how these methods differ between a still image and animation!
This makes me so happy to hear Ellen! Wish you the best of luck in your journey. Let's get it!
Same here. I hope you're inspired to make some beautiful stuff.
Same. I stopped drawing for 10 years and I am now getting it back up again
Where'd you find it?
good luck!!
As someone who is about to start making a webcomic, I've never been able to figure out how some artists make their comics look so good. I never knew what to look up, in order to find the necessary tutorials either.
Your video has saved my life, man. Thank you.
Thank you Katie! I was struggling with what to name the video since this topic applies to so many things, so I went for a broad one. Really happy you were able to find it! Best of luck!!
@@ManuMercurial Thank you again! And I hope the best of luck for you too, on your future projects and videos! :)
@@ManuMercurial halp, my photoshop didn't have the colorize effect in step 1
@@adroitws1367 if you go to hue saturation value (ctrl u) there should be a button to colourise and then you can set it to any colour you want by adjusting the hue
Good luck on the webcomic! ^^
"lighting does not always need to be volumetric" is actually a great tip. i always obsess too much about the lighting being accurate, to the point where ill make the drawing look worse just because "then the shading makes more sense"
also honestly i have been using some of these effects, but often the effects (like adding a gradient) end up being way more powerful than the actual shading and the actual shading becomes barely noticable lol. though this usually only happens when i actually render a character, not with cell shading
for suresies! I've found the key with all this is to use it subtly. And the shading tip for non-volumetric shading has saved me a lot of pain in animation haha. Best of luck!
Coming here and watching that end part where you promote AI as a "base" after all the damage AI has done to the creative industry and to indie creators is an absolute whiplash of a feeling
Ugh tell me about it. It’s disgusting coming back remembering this.
??? where does he say that
never mind just found it
I swear, I was literally doing art studies to figure out my own way to go about this process for my own art. And here you go making this video right when I need it. Thank you for this video!
That's awesome Kero! Happy it was helpful!
Just demonstrates what it looks like when you have a solid grasp of concepts. Absolutely love this.
Very nice as ever :-)To be a good artist is hard but few artists can become a good teacher and you are on this level.
Congratulation.
Hey Harry! Thank you for sticking around, I really appreciate this!
This channel is a life saver. I love how he doesn't just go directly to the point, he explains it and why we use it and always go in depth. I always struggled with shading, I am afraid of cell shading looking boring or overly blending it
I've been neck deep in celshading and emulating the animated look for my illustration for years, and still I find new things! The colorization, for example! Can't wait to test it out for my backgrounds! Thanks for all the tips!!!!
Samesies! Its just such a versatile technique. Thank you for checking it out!!
I have been doing digital art for over a decade now and some of list are ENTIRELY new to me. I would have never considered them. Thank you so so much for all the work you're doing to share your craft. You are bringing immeasurable value to the art community.
I appreciate it Briar Rose 🙇 hope my content can live up to this and keep giving you value. Thanks for watching!
Great video Manu! I love how much can be learnt from watching other artists's processes, I loved the bloom effect part.
I appreciate it Mauricio, and yeee, when I discovered the bloom thingie I have to admit I overdid it for a while. Every project in the next 2 months looked like it was filmed in the face of the sun. I think the key to it is to be ultra subtle with it haha, but it brings so much value to the scenes!
You… YOU HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL!!!!! Thank you. Shading and high light have been something I’ve been struggling with for soooo long.
So glad to hear it was helpful! Let us know how it goes!!
I genuinely cannot express how thankful I am for this video. I've always struggled with making my art look livelier and how to utilize lighting. But this is so helpful and I'll definitely try this out, you've gained a sub!
Welcome aboard!! I wish you the best of luck in your art journey aspholysian. So happy to hear this helped!
Videazo loco.
Recientemente terminó un concurso de cómics en webtoon y me di cuenta de que realmente el arte sí importa por más que la gente diga que la historia lo es más, así que he estado interesado en aprender en ese aspecto y este video me cae como anillo al dedo
Saludos desde Nicaragua xd
You are the best... How don't you have already hundreds of thousands of subscribers? I watched a lot of tutorials, but you are the best at making everything understandable trough steps!!! I love your little art secrets!
Hehe thank you Shindu! We keep growing and that's all I can ask for, I really appreciate you sticking around
OMG this is just what I needed. I wanted to get into animations, and couldn't have found a better tutorial. Thank you Manu! Also, looking forward to see more coloring tutorials.
More videos coming your way! Thanks for being here!
@@ManuMercurial Can't wait to watch them!
i was already doing something like this for my illustrations and had been wondering how to implement it into 2d animation, this is super helpful!
Gotta say, this genuinely opened my mind and I can't wait to apply this, probably on whatever I do for Halloween as suddenly everything I've been wanting to draw seems like the perfect testing grounds. I'll probably re-watch it to pick everything up but this has been a concept I've sorta been struggling with. Thank you a ton!
Thank you so much for this, as a comic artist, I really appreciate you taking the time to explain all of this in such a clear way.
Glad it was helpful! Thank YOU for taking the time to watch it!
WOW, I think this is actually the best art tutorial video I've EVER seen. This is so relevant to what I'm working on and what I've been slowly figuring out on my onw.
Holy hell, as a traditional artist thats just moved to digital a few years back, ive been struggling with all the post-process stuff in photoshop. But this will be such a helpful guide. thank you!
So glad to hear!
Been an artist for almost 6 years, had training in an animation and yet watching this process makes me look like a pawn again. This said just motivated me that I jave much learn, semi-realism is my forte but this cell-shading style still holds the crown for an appealing look specially that I am persuing animation as a career. Thanks!
If you area a beginner or even a seasoned creator this video will either get you on the right track or reinforce what you already know. This video is great for post production in 2d animation. This information is FREE and I urge you to listen to what he's saying in the video. Subscribe to the channel if you have to. Some of us had to pay for this kind of information. Do yourself a service and take the time to watch and understand the basics. Good video my guy.
Thank you Francis, really appreciate it! 🙇
well if you're interested in quickly pumping out the same trash tier digital "art" we've seen for decades now sure i guess
but if youre a true artist you should study how to control light and value instead of clicking menus...
computers are tools, not media
@@aa-tx7th "computers are tools, not media"
Meanwhile here you are using your computer to make an unnecessary comment instead of using it as a "tool" heh...
I just want to tell you that you’re literally amazing and your videos have taught me so much. I am so thankful for your content please never stop ❤
After getting into 3D and learning a lot more about how color and light work for shaders and what not, this is really, really useful. Your processes almost replicates how most shaders work to color things in 3D, mainly your attention to color values and how the math works. I really love it, thank you. This will be invaluable.
Finally! I've been struggling with doing shading and lighting efficiently for a long while. Thank you!
its so rare to find a good video like this.All celshading tuto say the same thing and im very happy to have learn smtg from your video thank you so much
This is the best tutorial on cel shading I've ever seen - simple and effective! Thank you for sharing ❤
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL- I have been trying to find easy but quality shading techniques EVRYWHERE and this video was PERFECT!! :DDD
i just noticed how much time and effort i was throwing on the trash can, i was drawing and colloring manualy like we do with collor pencil but that's not a drawing on a paper, it's digital art and o never realized the uses for the tools i had avaliable, it is way easyer than i thought, thankyou, this video opened my mind
The effort spent making this information as digestible as possible is incredible. Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much for this video. I always wondered how they apply gradients in anime to get that cinematic look. It was so helpful and really fun to try it on my own drawings, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Bro the amount of effort put into these videos is astounding, the editing and information given
you deserve it all thanks for this.
Truly appreciate your message Sauzy! Hope to keep it up with my future videos 🙇 thank you!
I learned so much from this. I spend so much time fixing stuff I didn’t need to!! So many cool shortcuts and ideas. THANK YOU SO MUCH
The tutorial I really needed as my work is very dull and I've trying to step outside my norm and add more to my complete pieces. Your tutorial dropped in just in time. Thank you 🙏🙏
This just makes me love cel shading even more.
I was stuck on a piece for ages, and this video just fixed my art block and allowed me to finally make some progress. Thank you for such a great easy-to-follow-along video.
This makes me suuper happy to hear. Best of luck!!
I got to hand it to you man, this video just made my art skills go Super Saiyan. incredible video
That's all you!! LET'S GET IT!
This is amazing information, you are amazing! i've been trying to learn this and everyone I interact with to try to learn this seems to gatekeep shading like it's a forbidden secret! it's so immensely frustrating. These are important tools that will help me jumpstart my learning process. Thank you so much
Started studying again😊 started to learn around 2014-2015. But left it after that and now it's already 2023 gosh it's been 8 years😭. I'm really2 glad that there's a lot of learning materials available nowadays! Thnks for making these kind of vids🔥 it's so helpful.
Welcome back to the grind! Thanks for taking the time to watch them, wish you the best of luck!!
I’m learning SO MUCH from your videos, it’s insane!! Great work!! 👏👏👏
Holy mackerel! This is easily the most visual way to cel-shade! I'll try this cel-shading pipeline in my next pieces and webcomics.
Wish you the best of luck with your webcomic Zephyr! Let's get it!
I’m so glad to have found you in my recommended, I learned so much from watching this video thank you so much!! I’ve been trying to get into animation so I’m excited to see more of your work :D
Thanks for checking it out! More content on the way!!
Dude, I just came across your video and this is honestly almost everything I wanted to know.
I've seen so many pieces I liked that had this level of detail and effect but I never could wrap my head around how they did it. I've tried studying it but never could wrap my head around it.
Thanks so much for making a video like this, especially the playlist as well. This is insanely helpful!
Cheers Knox! Super happy it was helpful!
Finally someone who understands and explains perfectly!!!! I can’t wait to go home and watch this again while a practice!
This was such an amazing tutorial!
I work as a full time animator and we produce short 2D animations for a Finnish TV show every week. As the working time is limited into 2-3 days it's really challenging to get a visually appealing look but these tips will definitely help us improve it!
Thank you so much! Definitely subscribing! 💪
Honestly your patreon seems very valuable this is the first video I’ve seen by you but honestly I might actually check it out
Finally you came back, I thought those ai abominations made you quit art, but thankfully you’re still around to share your talent ☺️
More to come! (I saw your comment haha) Thanks for sticking around!
this is one of the best tutorials i've seen, very comprehensive, short and helpful
Huuge compliment, thank you!! (Also my first compliment from a bunny )
blew my mind with the lazy rim light technique
I've been an artist for years and this is hands down such a great video. You did a great job keeping it short and to the point while packing it with useful information and stuff that will speed up the way people might work.
Glad you noticed all the work that went into it Starlit Castle, I appreciate your message!!
Manu, thank you so much for this! I finally took the plunge and bought CSP and tutorials like this really help people moving from Photoshop to learn it. 🙏
I cant believe you can just make a lazy highlight just like that. My whole life was a lie, I'm learning new things everyday.
This video is THE GEM of Clip Studio Paint. Thank you so much, my 9 winner giveaway is going excellent thanks to all these easy to follow tips!
I saw many tutorials on how to do lighting but yours is the one that helped me the most, thank you
Happy to hear La Umbry! Thanks for being here!
I'm bookmarking/saving this video and making it required watching for anyone who asks me about starting out/improving their art. Clear, simple, and above all educational. Thanks for the all the work you put into each of your videos. Always looking forward to the next one.
BEAR! Truly and honor having you watch my video and say that Huuuge fan of your art, you know it!! Thanks for being here!
(And if You read this, go sub to Bear!! )
@@ManuMercurial Thanks Manu, it means a lot from you. And thanks for the shoutout, will definitely be studying you to improve my own vids and art. Looking forward to the next one!
I've been stuck for months trying to figure out how to speed up my shading process-flats didn't have the right impact but volumetric shading takes me almost as long as the sketch+inks+flats combined. I watched this a few days ago and applying these techniques immediately sliced off 90% of my shading time-with better-looking end results, too! Thanks so much!
It makes me truly happy to hear this Ckret2, thank you for taking the time to apply this!
Very helpful... I've stumbled into several of these on my own, but you've made a strong and accessible guide to them. Definitely gonna look over that documentation to get a more concrete understanding of blend modes now 😅
Thanks for the video! It really has helped me grasp the dynamic shading and lighting!
i've been trying to find ways to make my shading/hightlights more interesting, this video is a blessing omg
I am literally blown away. My friend sent this in a Discord server a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't get around to watching it until now.
This is quite possibly the coolest, most in-depth, most easily explained art tutorial I've ever seen in my life.
Time to go charge my pen cause you just inspired me to draw XD
Ayy let's get it Licorish!! Happy that this got you drawing! truly appreciate your kind words!
this video was SO inspiring and helpful, thanks a million for sharing it with us!
"Sometimes color can speak louder than the character themselves."
that hit hard, love it
I have no words to say HOW GOOD THIS VIDEO IS!
Thank you for this video! I felt like my shading needed some punching up, and this is a wealth of information for me to try to apply to my drawings.
Really amazing, the fact you were able to do different styles of shading and each give a different vibe and tell a different story 😨👌😁
Yee! I think its my favorite thing about using lighting to tell a story, there's just sooo much it can do!
i learned so many tricks in this video even on software that is not the same as the one you're using, amazing.
I’m so happy I found this channel!
OH my god! You have no idea how useful this is! I've been looking for a tutorial on cell shading and you came like some holy ligh straight from heaven! Thank you SO MUCH you save my drawings 😭
Hehe super happy to hear, with you the best of luck! thanks for watching!
What a great tutorial 😮👏👏 Straight and simple. Gonna practice this for my cover arts 🙏
Thank you man. Your execution and process throughout the entire video was easily digestible. Your choice of words throughout the video was also artwork. In fact, the entire video is an artwork. I've seen artists add their own flair to their videos, but I can tell your experience as an animator made it much better in making your video.
So happy you noticed the amount of work that goes into it haha. I agree, what I've learnt working in animation does help me in how I try and make these videos, thank you DeathToBoredom! Truly appreciate it!!
This. Changes. EVERYTHING!
manu sos god desde que vi tu webinar compre el clip studio y no paro de mejorar gracias por tanto espero que siga creciendo tu canal por que lo mereces ❤
Lerri, gracias por tan lindo comentario 🙇 Ojalá pueda hacer honor a esto y que mi contenido sea útil y entretenido para todos!
I think you’ve just solved my problem with colors in digital, gotta try it out, but now makes a lot more sense! For some reason with watercolor I never had this problem
Thank you! I've been looking for this for ages
I love this channel, Manu’s videos have leveled up my animations
Really appreciate you saying this Derpiocy, hope to keep bringing value to you all
I LOVE YR EDITING STYLE SOO MUCH
i can't wait for more in depth post production for animation! i've been looking for tutorials of it. i'm hungry to learn! this is really helpful btw! i love it so much. this is worth so much
Thank you for the lovely compliment darksushi! The Post video coming real soon. Really appreciate it!
I'm so grateful that TH-cam suggested me this video. It's so helpful, thanks a lot
This tutorial is in my favorites list
you saved my live,finally a good cel shading tutorial, man i loved it, you are great doing this stuff
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch it! Super glad you enjoyed it!
FINALLY.
I was looking for a way to do this kind of dramatic lighting for my artpieces, and thank you so much.
I couldn't find a single video but yours, and you explained so much.
Thank you, lol.
Happy to hear this! Best of luck with your pieces!!
thank you so much for this video! I didn't know where to start when it comes to shading for animation. These techniques are ridiculously approachable and I'll def by applying them to my projects.
Ayy so happy to hear, wish you the best of luck!
This is one of the most useful tutorials I've ever saw
You've made all of this make much more sense. I still have some artist styles I wanna be able to replicate, like having a realism effect. But after all this, it seems the toughest part is just the sketching and line art, or just the line art, and that's sort of my favorite part ^^
I've been writing stories pretty much all my life, so it's nothing for me to take an idea and blow it up into something big and detailed. I think I'm starting to get there with art, but when it comes to cell shading, good lighting and atmosphere, I struggle.
I’ve heard most of these tips before besides the colorize and bloom effects. I really like those ones I’ll definitely try them out! Thank you for the great video!
Ay best of luck! Let us know how it goes!!
Thankyou! with this i can do more than just normal Cel Shading!
This is the most useful video from the category "How to Color"
🙇Thank you for the giant compliment! I truly appreciate you taking the time to watch it
This was amazing. Thank you for the breakdown. Been getting back into drawing after sometime away and can already see how useful these tips will be with some recent works. Appreciate the content Manu
Thank YOU for taking the time to watch the video James! Wish you good luck with your journey!
Greetings directly from Brasil Manu. This video was basically something I was looking for my whole life, and I'm sure it will help me a lot to evolve in art. You saved lives here bro 😭😭😭😭
thank you for these tutorials there is so much value in then. I am not an animator and i dont draw i make 3d anime models for my self. this video did help me understand how many things work.
I didn't FULLY get this, but I did get enough that I'm sure I will be able to substantially better my work. Thank you very much!
Watching this while working on a school project. My first time on the channel and I just subscribed! High production value great insights, I like everything I see here.
Welcome aboard Adam! Truly appreciate your message!!
Absolutely love the tips! I always struggled to really good shading and i feel this might be an amazing step in the right direction
You got this! 💪
I'm new at digital art. This is helping me so much. Thank you.
Even though the whole deal with the video is to help us with shading, I really needed a reminded that the "convert selections into a new layer" existed, lol. Thanks for that. Also thanks for this wonderful tutorial. I'll definitely put these to the test tomorrow. Have a good upcoming week!
Next time I'm gonna try that bloom effect in my illustrations/animations, that's such a nice touch!
Yeee I love it as well! They key with it is to be very subtle. At first I made every piece of mine look like it was filmed in the face of the sun cause I thought it was so cool hahaha but it definitely gives a ton of value you our work!
This is an AMAZING video. So glad TH-cam recommended me your channel!!
Likewise so glad you're here LaGabbyBubbles! Happy it was helpful!
Dude, I appreciate this video a lot I was actually in a weeklong stump on how to shade/highlight my picture and learning how to use multiply layers as well as using a soft add glow helped me a ton, a near night day difference thank you.
Hell yee Zane, truly makes me happy to hear this! I wish you the best of luck with your projects!!